Satellite News

The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is getting ready to fly by Venus. It will make a close approach of the planet on 15 October at 0358 UTC at a distance of approximately 10,720 km. Gravity assist flybys are needed to set the spacecraft on course for Mercury orbit.

Momentus Inc., a commercial space company offering in-space transportation and infrastructure services, announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Stable Road Acquisition Corp. that will result in the company becoming publicly listed.

AAC Clyde Space has reached an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Hyperion Technologies BV, in a shares and cash deal.

It’s time to virtually race to space at the head of a space agency — your choice of NASA, the European Space Agency or the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

Our recommended binoculars for touring the night sky and watching wildlife in action

Boeing’s Chris Ferguson is withdrawing from the first crewed Starliner test flight for NASA, a mission he was to command.